The report said some schools misunderstood what citizenship should beabout. Some believed that they already had it in their curriculumbecause pupils were well behaved or did charity work.
The report warned schools that did not provide good training would bepenalised in inspections. Tony Breslin, chief executive of theCitizenship Foundation, said: "This demonstrates a clear need for anational strategy for teaching and learning for citizenship, as we haveargued in our submission to the Education and Skills Select Committeeinquiry earlier this year."
A Department for Education and Skills spokesman added: "Citizenship hashad a positive impact on the curriculum and we are confident it willcontinue to improve as it becomes more embedded."
- www.ofsted.gov.uk.
